59| Democracy? Not really. w/ Ruyi
from Sincerely, Z Hosted by Gen Rise Media
In this episode, Ruyi focuses on the history and present state of voting within the United States. She looks at disenfranchisement of African Americans, immigrants and ex-convicts throughout history and how it has persisted even to the 21st century. Sources: https://theconversation.com/whose-votes-count-the-least-in-the-electoral-college-74280 https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/disputed-election-1876 https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/jimcrow/voting_literacy.html https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/felony-disenfranchisement-a-primer/ https://www.oah.org/tah/issues/2017/november/a-brief-history-of-felon-disenfranchisement-and-prison-gerrymanders/ https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/racism-felony-disenfranchisement-intertwined-history https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.html https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/convicted-florida-felons-allowed-vote-1st-time-presidential/story?id=73822173 https://freeourvote.com/
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